Off To Middle School....YIKES!!!

Okay so I personally never went to middle school, I went to one elementary school, high school and college...boring I know!...lol...but I do know what it feels like to enter into a new building without knowing what is waiting for you....I know this because even though I was going to the same high school as almost everyone I spent the last 8 years with....it was me against the world that first day...yea I may have had my friends by my side while I walked down the halls, I knew that I wad being judged as an individual before they judge who I was hanging out with...it's a terrible feeling and it's a lot of pressure, because the first day can either make or break you socially.

I know that going to middle school is especially hard because that age group is tough...it's tough because you're not exactly a teen yet and you're not a kid still...you're at that middle age and it's hard to find your spot....I'm sure that fitting in is the major worry that first day of school...I mean when you were in elementary school you were the big dawgs right? you were the grade 5's and everyone looked up to you...you were the leaders of the school...you ran that school!...you were the hall monitors, the lunchroom monitors and office helpers...no one else could do those jobs except for the grade 5's...now you have to enter a building where you are shoved back down to the bottom of the pack...you are no longer able to do office help, and there are no younger kids to monitor....so what do you do??...you probably feel that people will treat you like babies because that's what you think you are now right? that they will not give you the time of day because you are just some little grade 6er??...well these thoughts are all normal because you should know that you are not the only one with these thoughts, with that said, there is a few things you should know...

The first thing you need to do is just relax...going to grade 6 is a big deal yes, but it's not worth you getting yourself this worked up over....trust me you are going to be fine!....I know that it really doesn't matter what I type you are still going to worry about it and that's fine...the point I want you to get is that you shouldn't put that much pressure on yourself....going to grade 6 is a new step in your life...this stage in your life is important, but it's also going to be a lot of fun!...you are going to be involved in a lot more activities at school, your teachers are going to give you a lot more freedom because they are going to trust you more...being in grade 6 does not make you the babies of the school, it's make you an equal...you are going to be going to school dances...actual dances! not dance a-thons like in elementary school, but real actual dances...which brings some more nervous feelings and anxiety I know, but it's a good nervous and anxiety....some middle schools have lunch programs that the grade 6's actuall run which is a lot cooler than monitoring a lunch room...you will actually be running a program that everyone in the school will be participating in...so see there are a lot of good things to look forward to...you are entering into a building that needs you...that will be waiting for you with open arms...and into a building filled with other grade 6's with the exact same nervousness and anxiety you will be feeling...you entering a grade that is not the babies of the school, but a grade that might be the most important TO the school....go ahead...turn that door knob and enter one of the most exciting years of your life!

I will type more about going into middle school in one of my future blogs....because I know there are a lot more things that are scary about entering middle school...so stay tuned!...lol